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Luanda Reggae Defenders - what is your long term agenda?

Luanda Reggae Defenders is a now a popular movement with roots in Vihiga and border Siaya and Kakamega counties Attention is brought to the manner and conduct the movement has gained fame and followers, mainly the Youths. The movement capitalizes on funerals. With a poor culture of putting the dead to rest, the Reggae Defenders have taken it by storm and rebranded the infamous ‘Disco Matanga’ – disco at funeral. Reggae Defenders on move. Pic: Charles Rankings: Facebook They mobilize quickly on the day the dead will be discharged from the mortuary. They have this huge old school sound system that is over buzzing to no clear reggae song - that they hire a pickup to carry - and it has a young DJ mainly standing there than mixing anything. Often, against the rules, the casket is grabbed from a hearse vehicle and tied to a motorbike. There it will be swayed and jerk breaked between other motorbikes on the narrow roads. That, is, how a fellow soldier, often a young dead, is mourned. ...
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Izava Walk : Mwana We Imbiri Nichekoyero

When a child died, moreso a first born, the child was shallowly burried to quicken another begetting. An aged person was beautifully tied in reeds and burried in a grave that 'L' d in shape. The ritual of preserving a corpse through drying in dung geyser was reported.

Mwana we imbiri nichekoyero was a song dedicated to firstborns, showing the importance that were and need to be given respect. It later became a social ceremony song. Being first, whether son or daughter gave one key responsibilities to the harmonious operation of a family.

On matters marriage, a girl was asked to grind flour when a pot was already on fire. People waiting kuragira. If one did not fastened isio against the grinding stone in quick takes and gives she would be called lazy. If the pot you took to the spring broke, my new wife would better go to her motherland before being told so.

Engoko ndavu ndenya kwaruriza!
Ndenya Kwarurizaa, ndenya Kwarurizaa
Nindio kwarange, vana vitu! Nindio kwarange!

Midigiru and viriri were all needed for the purpose above. The drum wasn't applying here. The response of singers was in stumping the ground as strong as it was and is.

Our girls married to Idaho and we also married there. It happens that Idahos got the vakevi. During the season, these men of the old, quick in steps and fast on bills beat their small drums frenzily to Maragolis to mark the important of the times.

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